Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-01-11
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Idaho Reporter.

5tead OF the legislators OF tne several :
states. 1t would be national ben
eft if it could pass, but it will not. !.
The act for a submission to the states ;,
might pass the house but never the !;
senate. The last named body is prin-
cipally composed of millIonaires and
railroad attorneys. They are men I
whom the people would not generally
choose, but they, or the corporations
they represent, have money to corrupt
legislatures.
The government of the United
States was copied, as nearly as it
could be with the material in hand,
from that Of England. Alexander
Hamilton had more to do with mod
cling the constitution than any other
member Of the convention. In a /
speech delivered by him during its
session, he said: ''The people are
turbulent and changing they need
a check-that check is a monarch
His idea was to elect president for
life or during good behavior, and the
senators were to have the same tenure
: of office. The senate was designed
to represent property, the house the
people, and each serve as check
j, upon the other. That the senate has
n served its design in steering the gov
eminent in the interest OF a class
q that it might rob and plumber the
a great mass of patient and enduring
- people, no one who has made study
= Of its proceedings can trutafully deny
a. There is nothing that tends with
~ greater force to show that Senator
lie Van Wyck's position is the true one
lis than affairs as they exist in his owl
l. state of Nebraska. The people by
er decisive vote, elected majority 0
Sc Van Wyck anti-monopolists to tn
". Legislature. 1t was acknowledge
e. by all, for time, that the senate
,er would succeed himself. Finally
es- came to pass that at the headquartel
I'm of the Union Pacific, in Boston, th
Ak, idea was conceived that Van Wye
Tot could be defeated. Word was passe
cd along the line and the subsidize
la newspapers of the road in Omaha, Il
in Herald, which receives $1,000 p
ors year and the Republican, which &c
ed $4,000, opened their batteries up
Van Wyck and are endeavoring
"A whip out both democrats and repu
-, licans who we've pledged to the Sc
ator when he made his race befc
the people. Backed by money, viii
thew steal from towns and cities alo
their line to expend lavlshly up
elections, they may succeed in ma
ing it very warm for Van Wyck
fore the vote is taken in joint sessl
says In nearly every election for Uni
lrop States senator throughout the CO..
face try, where the legislature is close,
re- monopoly power obtrudes Its ID
pro- nose, particularly where 1t is bacl
very by a New England interest. II :
ators were elected by the people tn
3a.r would be a greater number to I
- rupt. In other words it would 4
lros more to buy the voters of state
r;,r Its legislature. Bribery would tn
ench lore De more u'ii'oD,. "''o
= If under fair, legal limitations,
will of the people is to be the :
a"' erning power IN the United State
'''"s America, the amendment of the
mere stitution as proposed by the Nebr'
con- senator should prevail.
The English people are trim:
one their house of lords, and 1t is prob
alley that it will last but little longer
that WI ~.
day. tue present s., - :.
i last Instead of adopting the mean
It'll 0 election suggested by the SCI
NICER from Nebraska, the best way to
pose of the matter would be to
alley, = ..,a,a ;, alact Itis but the
in an u" -,
sisted wheei 10 "as'n ~siN 'eis e"''